Q. How old are you?
A. 81
Q. How long have you lived in Hinsdale?
A “I was born here. I went to the schools here. Later I moved out and lived in Chicago and LaGrange, but I’ve been back in town since 1956.”
Q. What brought you back?
A. “I looked for the best place to live in the western suburbs and I found that the best deal was to live in Hinsdale. That’s why I moved back.” For Clark, one of the most important features of the town was the commuter train that took him to work in Chicago.
Q. As a boy did you have any favorite places in town?
A. “Just a couple of blocks from where we lived on the North Side there was a big field and a swamp. We used to have a raft and we’d go out on the swamp. That was a lot of fun. And there was a delicatessen in town that sold penny candy. It’s gone now, but it was a good place to go in those days.”
Q. Does it seem to you that Hinsdale has changed a lot since you were a boy?
A. “Yes and no. There’s been a lot of development, of course, but in a lot of ways it’s pretty much the same town it was when I was growing up. In the business area, for instance, there are still a lot of the same buildings, only with different tenants.”
Q. What would you tell someone thinking about moving to Hinsdale?
A. “It’s a fine community. It’s a quiet town. We have some of the best schools. There is a sizable business district with plenty of shops. There’s a good hospital here too. Of course, if you work downtown we have the train you can take. That’s what I wanted–good commuting.”
